All Student accommodation articles
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Markets
Patron Capital discusses entrance into the PBSA market, plus future plans
Last month, Patron Capital made its entrance into the PBSA market with the acquisition of Beech House, a Unite building in Birmingham, in partnership with Curation Capital.
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Markets
Scape eyes post-Covid growth
Despite the pandemic, the JV is forging ahead with its PBSA and PRS plans.
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News
Q&A: JLL director on rush for student beds
Huw Forrest talks about Unite/Aventicum deal and wider PBSA market outlook
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Online
Watkin Jones snaps up second Swansea site
Watkin Jones has snapped up the former HMRC office in Swansea for a 350-bed student accommodation scheme.
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Lone Star makes PBSA debut with £315m portfolio buy
US investor Lone Star has made its first play in the UK PBSA sector with the acquisition of a 2,621-bed portfolio, Property Week can reveal.
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Bristol PBSA developers ‘abuse’ millions in investor funds
Two Bristol student accommodation developers have been banned from the industry after “abusing” millions in investor funds, the Insolvency Service has said.
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Beachrock sets out to ‘change the balance’ in resi investment
James Pullan shares vision of how the recently launched business plans to operate in such a complex market.
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Adderstone Group’s Newcastle PBSA scheme gets green light
Adderstone Group has secured planning consent for a 1,118-bed student accommodation scheme at Northumbria University’s Business Law School campus.
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Aventicum makes PBSA debut with £132m buy from Unite
Unite Group has sold eight student accommodation properties to Aventicum Real Estate for £132.5m.
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PBSA market is resilient, says Cushman & Wakefield
Research from Cushman Wakefield has shown a resilient PBSA market over 2020/21, as the number of new beds increased.
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Online
Curlew Capital lands £44m funding from Lloyds
Curlew Capital has secured a £44m, three-year senior loan from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.
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Online
Khanna joins Unite as chief customer officer
Unite Students has appointed Karan Khanna as its new chief customer officer.
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Pandemic leads to Empiric swinging to a £24m loss
Empiric Student Property suffered a 16% fall in revenue and swung to a loss after the Covid-19 pandemic saw the group refund £6.5m rental payments, and suffer a fall in occupancy rates and the loss of summer lettings.
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Unite posts 12% drop in earnings
Unite Students saw a 12% drop in earnings to £97.3m in the year to 31 December 2020.
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PBSA veterans launch new business with £200m portfolio sale
PBSA veterans James Pullan and Sam Ball have joined forces to launch a residential investment venture, debuting with the launch of marketing for the £200m Jewel portfolio.
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We Are Kin strikes deal with Moorfield Group
The £50m partnership to develop student beds aims to professionalise the HMO sector.
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Patron Capital and Curation Capital launch PBSA JV with purchase of Birmingham scheme
A joint venture between Patron Capital and Curation Capital has bought a 250-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme as its debut acquisition.
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Downing and Pollen Street Capital forward fund 400-bed student scheme
Investment managers Downing and Pollen Street Capital have forward funded a 400-bed student accommodation scheme in Canterbury.
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Online
Half year profit at GCP Student Living collapses as pandemic hits income
Profit at GCP Student Living has plummeted almost 90% in the six months to the end of December as Covid-19 lockdowns and a slowdown in valuation growth hit the group.
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Unite extends student rent discount to 10 weeks
Unite Students has given students an additional three-week extension to their rent discount, taking the total discount period to 10 weeks.